BOURNEMOUTH Bach Choir is gearing up to perform in Wimborne Minster later this year.

The concert at Wimborne Minster Church on Saturday, November 8 kicks off at 7.30pm and will feature a professional orchestra and soloists.

A choir spokesperson said: “The main work is Karl Jenkins The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace) which is very poignant for this Remembrance weekend.

“Karl Jenkins’s powerful work was commissioned by the Royal Armouries, and not only describes the horrors of war but offers the hope of peace as an end to armed conflict.”

The choir will also perform Haydn’s – Nelson Mass.

Bournemouth Bach Choir was reformed in 1987. Since then it has developed a fine reputation and a large following, performing regular concerts with a professional orchestra.

It has given many highly acclaimed performances, including all the major choral works of JS Bach; Brahms, Duruflé, Fauré and Mozart settings of the Requiem; Mozart and Haydn Mass settings, Bruckner Choruses and Motets, and an annual performance of Handel Messiah at Christmas time.

Tickets at £15, £20 and £24 are available online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/bournemouth-bach-choir , Square Records Wimborne and on the door.

Students tickets are half price and the concert is free for accompanied young people under the age of 17.